Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
This interesting painting, titled “The Trojan Horse,” was created by an unknown artist who was inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 - 1593). Portrayed in...
(Relief of the Charites Aglaea, Thalia and Euphrosyne, from the island Paros, ca. 570–560 BC, via Creative Commons)
In The Iliad, Hephaestus, the smith...
(Scythian gold comb housed in the Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. via Creative Commons)
The bulk of what is known about the Scythian people...
Herbert Krause (c. 1905-1976)
"Grumbling never did fill a lunch pail."
From The Thresher (Part 3, section 1) by Herbert Krause (published by The Bobbs-Merril...
